Good Guy Hank

Good Guy Hank
plus Niamh Corkey

From the heartlands of Scotland and the musical metropolis of Melbourne, Good Guy Hank formed after a jam session at the Taybank music pub in Dunkeld in 2019. The trio initially bonded over their shared love of Hank Williams but their palette expanded as they began to introduce their own musical influences including Lucinda Williams, Calexico, Gillian Welch, Drive By Truckers and Nathaniel Rateliff into the group. Theo Barnard (double bass & vocals) brings the bluegrass drive, Pepita Emmerichs (fiddle, mandolin & vocals) adds pop-influenced arrangements and Donny McElligott (lead vocals & guitar) of legendary Perth Americana outfit, The New Madrids, provides powerful soulful vocals and original songs.

They released their debut album, Silver Lining to great acclaim in July with Radio Scotland’s Iain Anderson making it his featured album of the week.

Live, Good Guy Hank promise heartbreak, joy and everything in between with soulful vocals, country twang, lightning mandolin, fiddle and banjo, virtuoso trumpet and three part harmonies!

Support comes from Niamh Corkey.
Niamh is a 23 year old singer/songwriter from Fife in Scotland, now based in Glasgow. She grew up in a family full of musicians, learning to sing and play guitar at folk sessions around Ireland. This is reflected in her own songwriting, which is primarily folk-inspired but now woven with elements of jazz, country and classical music. Niamh has had a brilliant year, named ‘Solo Artist 2024’ at Ballyshannon Folk Festival in Donegal, before supporting award winning folk singer Siobhan Miller on her 11-date UK tour. She is over the moon to have released her debut solo single Complacency in January of this year.

£20 (inc £2.50 booking fee per ticket)